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Coast Southwest is a leading full-service, chemical distribution and ingredient technology company. From six strategic locations, we serve manufacturers and formulators for personal care and household products throughout the United States with high-quality functional ingredients, on-time deliveries, and exceptional customer service.

Discover Coast Southwest

Coast Southwest was incorporated in 1985 in Placentia, CA as a regional distributor. Today the company serves customers across the U.S. and has expanded operations to six locations, including an innovation center for research and development in Arlington, TX.

Coast Southwest sponsors the California YBTC! Program, which enhances K-8 science education by introducing the science of chemistry as it relates to our everyday lives. The capstone of the program is the annual California YBTC Challenge.

We provide a wide range of preservative systems and solutions, from classic preservation to contemporary and custom solutions, specifically designed and refined to meet the ever-changing needs of today’s personal care market.

Oleochemicals

We offer a vast array of basic oleochemical products from the foremost producers around the world.

Coast Southwest provides sample formulas that chemists can use to develop a variety of applications, from leading- edge products that use the latest in ingredients and technologies to economy products for the mass market.

Green-conscious consumers

One of the largest drivers behind the swelling demand for vegan cosmetic products is the positive, green-tinted values a vegan claim denotes to the consumer: cruelty-free, formulated without animal products, animal-friendly, eco-friendly, natural, or any combination thereof.

Viewed as one of the most environmentally sound ways to make new purchases, many consumers now see vegan cosmetic products as the “ultimate ethical claim,” and for formulators, “…highlighting that products have been developed in a way that is not only animal friendly, but also cutting edge, socially acceptable, and with a high level of transparency,” according to Simon Pitman for Mintel, in “The rise and rise of vegan claims for cosmetics.”

In fact, this reputation shift in efficacy is perhaps even more important than the ratcheted up glamour of the vegan claim. No longer perceived as mere second-rate options, vegan cosmetics are now beloved for the vegan claim – and their effectiveness.

“Perceivably unable to measure up to the results of chemical science, vegan products have had an unfair rep for being the “fluffy” alternative… No longer are they the fermented-smelling pulp from a hippy era, nor are they harder to get your hands on than a pet unicorn… They’re (vegan skincare) masters of plant science with cutting-edge formulas that will make you wonder how we ever survived without them.” – When Vegan Skincare is As Effective As It Is Ethical, Coveteur

By shedding a long-held reputation for second-rate results, vegan cosmetics are now seen as cool, effective – and highly desired by demanding consumers.

Vegan goes more mainstream

Finally, the explosion of the vegan cosmetics market is also linked to the mainstreaming of vegan claims on cosmetics, by smaller and bigger brands alike. Recently, several longstanding cosmetic companies have gone entirely vegan, or reformulated popular products to fit the vegan claim. Some of the most newsworthy cosmetic vegan reformulations of late include:

Several longstanding cosmetic companies have gone entirely vegan...

As more and more trending indie brands and beauty behemoths reformulate popular products or even entire products lines to become vegan, the “vegan” claim will begin to signal high quality and great results to increasing numbers of consumers – people who’ll want to feel as good about their purchase choices as they do about their appearance.

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